Clutter in the Cosmos – Tough Challenges Ahead in Removing Space Junk
ANAHEIM, California – Dealing with the messy facts of orbital debris circling the Earth is receiving the attention of researchers here at SPACE 2010, a major meeting of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). A look at how to deal with derelict...Plans Advanced for Human Trek to an Asteroid
ANAHEIM, California – Sending humans into deep space to make an up-close-and-personal survey of an asteroid is getting increased attention. Speaking last April at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida on space exploration in the 21st century, President...Finding ET – An Odds on Favorite
BOULDER, Colorado — Finding ET out there sooner rather than later – what are the odds? Turns out that Paddy Power — Ireland’s largest bookmaker and a leading provider of gaming services in the UK, Australia and Ireland – have slashed their odds on...A Grand and Bold Thing – An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery
A Grand and Bold Thing – An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering in a New Era of Discovery by Ann Finkbeiner; Free Press; New York, New York; $27.00 (hard cover); 2010. We’re all getting 3D this, 3D that. But now, turn your attention to the heavens. This...Physical Fitness Test Studied for Space Travelers
Space travel…can you pass a test? Yes, even in outer space you have to make the grade. That’s the news from a team of Kansas State University researchers, funded by NASA to research what physical characteristics are necessary for an astronaut to perform tasks on the...Cool Time-lapse Video: Shuttle Mission STS-131
Credit: NASA Go For Launch! Is a stunning, one-of-a-kind, four-minute chronicle of Discovery’s trip from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the pad, beginning with the “rollover” to the Vehicle Assembly Building on February 22 and ending with the STS-131 launch on...Book Review: The Fallen Sky – An Intimate History of Shooting Stars
The Fallen Sky – An Intimate History of Shooting Stars by Christopher Cokinos; Tarcher/Penguin, New York, New York (soft cover) $16.95; August 2010. If you found yourself craning your neck toward the heavens of late looking for shooting stars – here’s a terrific...Answering Profound Questions about the Cosmos: What are the Top Priorities?
A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest-priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will “set the nation firmly on the path to answering profound questions about the cosmos.” It’s called a decadal...Einstein@Home: Volunteer Computing Finds Unusual Pulsar
Einstein@Home has become one of the world’s most popular volunteer computing projects. What makes it even more impressive is this week’s report of an unusual pulsar discovered through the network computing effort. Einstein@home, launched in 2005, was one of the first...Space Talk
A new eye on the cosmos is almost ready to soar!
#NASA’s #NancyGraceRoman Space Telescope is now set to launch on 30 August 2026 - eight months ahead of schedule.
With its powerful wide-field infrared vision, #Roman will reveal vast, uncharted regions of the #universe,
#Space
🇲🇦🇧🇷| Brazilian company Saipher presented its HORUS SDA/SSA/STM software during a meeting with FAR 4th Bureau officials. The system provides Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), and Space Traffic Monitoring (STM) capabilities.
@Eric3Gribble Not how Congress works. SLS gets money allocated to it by Congress. SLS receiving money doesn’t take money from other parts of NASA.
And it’s a good thing that we didn’t fall for this trap too, because then no part of Artemis would be working
Everybody say "Hi, LESTR" 👋
This machine at our center is helping NASA study how materials behave in super-cold environments.
Putting electronics and other flight hardware to the test at extremely low temperatures will be critical as we look to build a Moon Base near the lunar
